Johns Hopkins
Helen Hopkins Thom
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Description for Johns Hopkins
Hardback. This reissued edition brings this compelling portrait to a new generation of readers. Num Pages: 184 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JKSN1; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Helen Hopkins Thom-granddaughter of Johns Hopkins's older brother Joseph-began collecting material for this portrait when it was possible to talk to people who had actually known the founder of the Johns Hopkins University. Her research became of vital importance when it was discovered that Hopkins himself-owing to a deep sense of humility-had destroyed virtually all of his papers before he died in 1873. First published in 1929, this biography still stands as the authoritative account of Hopkins's life, his business career, and the motives that lay behind his decision to leave his fortune to establish a university and hospital. ... Read more
Helen Hopkins Thom-granddaughter of Johns Hopkins's older brother Joseph-began collecting material for this portrait when it was possible to talk to people who had actually known the founder of the Johns Hopkins University. Her research became of vital importance when it was discovered that Hopkins himself-owing to a deep sense of humility-had destroyed virtually all of his papers before he died in 1873. First published in 1929, this biography still stands as the authoritative account of Hopkins's life, his business career, and the motives that lay behind his decision to leave his fortune to establish a university and hospital. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801890987
SKU
V9780801890987
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About Helen Hopkins Thom
Helen Hopkins Thom (1867-1948) was the great-niece of Johns Hopkins. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1891.
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